National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL

48The National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014SECTION 4: RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION INTERVENTIONS4.2 Infrastructure SectorImmediate response, as part of the relief and early recovery effort, is essential to ease individual suffering and increaseaccess to basic services. However, given that Gaza’s infrastructure was already at breaking point prior to the assault,short term fixes cannot evolve into long-term solutions. Equally, the infrastructure reconstruction effort cannot simplybe a re-building of pre-existing infrastructure. Instead, reconstruction efforts will be informed by long-term, cross-sectorinfrastructure planning that will establish effective integrated infrastructure networks as the basis for long-term sustainablesocial and economic development.A critical pre-requisite for infrastructure development is access and movement. Even the most urgent need or the most strategicpriority cannot be met if the blockade is not ended. Without materials and fuel, networks cannot be mended, houses cannot bebuilt, and a healthy and sustainable future cannot be assured4.2.1 Clearance of Rubble and Explosive Remnants of WarRelief Early Recovery Reconstruction Total- $20m $14m $34mTwo and a half million tons of rubble need to be removed, the mass clearance can be divided between the early recovery phaseand the reconstruction phase. Although it is not suitable for rebuilding, the rubble removed during the reconstruction phasecan be reused for road rehabilitation, curbs stones, and road paving. Large chunks of concrete can be reused as wave breakersfor the fishing harbor.Given the high tonnage of munitions used during this assault and the December 2008 assault, there is a significant risk that ERWswill be hidden in the rubble. Activities will include rapid assessments, emergency ERW (and explosive hazards) risk educationfor civilians and humanitarian actors in highly impacted neighborhoods, as well as the oversight and monitoring of marking,collection, and disposal of ERW by the Police EOD teams as and when the security and political situations allow. Activities wouldbegin in the early recovery phase and continue through the reconstruction phase.